Strategic Planning Program

Strategic Planning Program is sponsored by Delta Regional Authority (DRA). This program provides communities in the lower Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions with resources to develop roadmaps for economic development.

## Delta Regional Authority * Regional Development Plan ## Requests for Proposals * Regional Development Plan ## Critical Infrastructure * States’ Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP) * Community Infrastructure Fund (CIF) * Supplemental Disaster Recovery Funding * Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance (PWEAA) * LDD Community Support Pilot Program * Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) * Delta Region Community Health Systems Development Program * Delta Region Rural Health Workforce Training Program * Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) * Delta Workforce Grant Program * Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) * Critical Infrastructure * States’ Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP) * Community Infrastructure Fund (CIF) * Supplemental Disaster Recovery Funding Program * Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Program (PWEAA) * LDD Community Support Pilot Program * Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) * Delta Region Community Health Systems Development * Delta Region Rural Health Workforce Training Program * Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) * Delta Workforce Grant Program * Intracoastal Waterway Economic Assessment * Local Development Districts * Projects Investment Map * Applicant User Guide (New Grant Portal) * Build America, Buy America * Federal Initiatives Menu * Build America, Buy America * Intracoastal Waterway Economic Assessment * Local Development Districts * Projects Investment Map * Applicant User Guide (New Grant Portal) * Accountability and Transparency * Performance & Accountability Report (PAR) Total Funds Available: **Approx.

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5 million** Grant Award Minimum:**$25,000** Grant Award Maximum:**$150,000** Funding Cycle Opens:**June 2, 2025 (Summer Cycle)** Application Deadline: **August 1, 2025 (Summer Cycle)** * Notice of Funding Availability ## Delta Regional Authority The DRA was established in 2000 as a formal framework for joint federal-state collaboration to promote and encourage the economic development of the lower Mississippi River and Alabama Black Belt regions.

To fulfill this purpose, DRA invests in projects supporting transportation infrastructure, basic public infrastructure, workforce training, and business development. DRA works to create jobs, build communities, and improve the lives of those that reside in the region. DRA’s region encompasses 255 counties and parishes in parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee.

DRA’s enabling legislation dictates that at least 75% of DRA’s funds must be invested in economically distressed counties and parishes and isolated areas within non-distressed counties and parishes. In addition, half of DRA’s funds must support transportation infrastructure and basic public infrastructure. 236 Sharkey Avenue, Suite 400 FacebookLinkedinInstagramYoutube